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Saturday, June 27, 2015

GOP Candidates Rush to Prostitute Themselves to Gay Haters

The hysteria on the far right over yesterday's ruling has been off the charts and in some cases so insane as to be almost comical. I continue to wonder how individuals become so insane and unhinged from objective reality and at times believe that clinging to fundamentalist religious beliefs, not homosexuality, is the true clinical mental illness. Equally remarkable has been the rush by Republican candidates - especially at the presidential level - to utterly prostitute themselves to Christofascists elements of the GOP base - a group that I increasingly see as the forces of evil. With the 2016 general election still over 16 months away and thus time for people to become more accustomed to nationwide gay marriage, some of this political whores may be screwing themselves over in the longer term. Right Wing Watch has a collection of the both the batshit crazy Christofascist comments and of the pandering political whores. Here are highlights:

[T]the Supreme Court ruled that state bans on
same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, effectively legalizing gay marriage in
all 50 states.

Needless to say, anti-gay Religious
Right activists and Republican politicians who have repeatedly warned that such a ruling would
literally destroy America have not reacted well, as exemplified by Bryan
Fischer, who fired off a series of tweets declaring that Satan is now dancing
in the streets of America.

Anti-gay Republican presidential hopefuls were
quick to weigh in:

Mike Fuckabee Huckabee: "The Supreme Court has spoken
with a very divided voice on something only the Supreme Being can do-redefine
marriage. I will not acquiesce to an imperial court any more than our Founders
acquiesced to an imperial British monarch. We must resist and reject judicial
tyranny, not retreat. . . . the court cannot write a law, even though some
cowardly politicians will wave the white flag and accept it without realizing
that they are failing their sworn duty to reject abuses from the court. If
accepted by Congress and this President, this decision will be a serious blow
to religious liberty, which is the heart of the First Amendment."

Bobby Jindal:Governor Jindal said, “The Supreme
Court decision today conveniently and not surprisingly follows public opinion
polls, and tramples on states’ rights that were once protected by the 10th
Amendment of the Constitution. Marriage between a man and a woman was
established by God, and no earthly court can alter that. . . . . This ruling
must not be used as pretext by Washington to erode our right to religious
liberty.

Rick Santorum:Today, five unelected justices
decided to redefine the foundational unit that binds together our society
without public debate or input. Now is the people’s opportunity respond because
the future of the institution of marriage is too important to not have a public
debate. I will stand for the preservation of
religious liberty and conscience, to believe what you are called to believe
free from persecution. And I will ensure that the people will have a voice in
decisions that impact the rock upon which our civilization is built.”

Scott Walker:I believe this Supreme Court
decision is a grave mistake. Five unelected judges have taken it upon
themselves to redefine the institution of marriage, an institution that the
author of this decision acknowledges “has been with us for millennia.” . . . . the
only alternative left for the American people is to support an amendment to the
U.S. Constitution to reaffirm the ability of the states to continue to define
marriage.

Anti-gay Religious Right organizations,
like the
Family Research Council, likewise vowed never to accept this ruling.

“We will not lapse into silence but
will continue to speak uncompromisingly for the truth about what marriage is,
always has been, and always will be: the union of one man and one woman,”
concluded [white supremacist] Tony Perkins.

Concerned Bitches Women For America: Today goes down in history as the
day nine unelected judges kicked the Constitution to the curb — overturning
traditional marriage — and put your religious freedom dangerously at risk.
The decision is in. The justices have ruled. Marriage will be redefined to
conform to the pro-LGBT view of marriage.
In one appalling decision, the Supreme Court has effectively opened the door to
the criminalization of Christianity when it comes to the marriage issue ... and
not just Christianity, but every major religion that supports God’s model for
marriage and family.

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